The Food Safety Authority (FSAI) stated today, Thursday 7 January 2016, that 106 enforcement orders were served on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation in 2015, compared with 113 in 2014, a decrease of 6%.
Between 1 January and 31 December 2015, enforcement officers served 90 closure orders and 16 prohibition orders on food businesses throughout the country.
The FSAI says the types of recurring food safety issues which lead to closure orders include: poor cleaning and sanitation of premises, poor personal hygiene, lack of running water, inadequate hand washing facilities, incorrect food storage and lack of or an ineffective pest control programme.
While the FSAI welcomed the reduction in the number of enforcement orders served in 2015, Dr Pamela Byrne, its CEO, warned that there can be no room for complacency when it comes to food safety. “There is absolutely no excuse for negligent food practices," she said.
We continue to encounter cases where consumers’ health is put at risk through a lack of compliance. This is unacceptable and will be met with the full rigors of the law.
"The types of reasons cited for closure orders are recurring reasons and are easily avoidable," Dr Bynre continued. "They are simple errors that should not be happening in any food business. While most food businesses follow high standards and are compliant with food safety legislation, we continue to encounter cases where consumers’ health is put at risk through a lack of compliance. This is unacceptable and will be met with the full rigors of the law.”
Dr Byrne urged food businesses to take full advantage of the information and support provided by the inspectorate and the FSAI to ensure that they have the correct food safety management systems in place. If any food business owner is unsure of what is required of them by law, they can contact the FSAI advice line at info@fsai.ie or visit its website.
Enforcement orders in December 2015
During the last month of 2015, seven closure orders and one prohibition order were served on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation.
One of the closure orders was served against a Tom Costello, who was running a poultry slaughtering unit in the area of Old Town Hospital, Co Limerick.
Mr Costello's unit was closed down three days before Christmas on 22 December 2015.
The FSAI did not go into any further detail as to why the unit was closed down but closure orders are known to be issued if, in the opinion of the authorised officer, there is or there is likely to be a grave and immediate danger to public health at/or in the food premises.
The remainder of the closure orders in December were served against:
Tasty Bites, 281 Hyde Road, Limerick.Sunrise Indian and European Takeaway, Magheraclogher, Bunbeg, Donegal.JDs (delicatessen) (preparation and sale of hot and cold foods at the deli counter), Rathcoole Shopping Mall, Main Street, Rathcoole, County Dublin.John Doyles (public house) (closed activity: the preparation and service of foods only - service of beverages not affected), 160-1 Phibsborough Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7.Dynasty Restaurant, 31 Bridge Street, Skibereen, Cork.Moonsoon Restaurant, Church Street, Collon, Louth.One prohibition order was served against Safco Fine Foods Ltd, Cookstown Business Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
The Food Safety Authority (FSAI) stated today, Thursday 7 January 2016, that 106 enforcement orders were served on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation in 2015, compared with 113 in 2014, a decrease of 6%.
Between 1 January and 31 December 2015, enforcement officers served 90 closure orders and 16 prohibition orders on food businesses throughout the country.
The FSAI says the types of recurring food safety issues which lead to closure orders include: poor cleaning and sanitation of premises, poor personal hygiene, lack of running water, inadequate hand washing facilities, incorrect food storage and lack of or an ineffective pest control programme.
While the FSAI welcomed the reduction in the number of enforcement orders served in 2015, Dr Pamela Byrne, its CEO, warned that there can be no room for complacency when it comes to food safety. “There is absolutely no excuse for negligent food practices," she said.
We continue to encounter cases where consumers’ health is put at risk through a lack of compliance. This is unacceptable and will be met with the full rigors of the law.
"The types of reasons cited for closure orders are recurring reasons and are easily avoidable," Dr Bynre continued. "They are simple errors that should not be happening in any food business. While most food businesses follow high standards and are compliant with food safety legislation, we continue to encounter cases where consumers’ health is put at risk through a lack of compliance. This is unacceptable and will be met with the full rigors of the law.”
Dr Byrne urged food businesses to take full advantage of the information and support provided by the inspectorate and the FSAI to ensure that they have the correct food safety management systems in place. If any food business owner is unsure of what is required of them by law, they can contact the FSAI advice line at info@fsai.ie or visit its website.
Enforcement orders in December 2015
During the last month of 2015, seven closure orders and one prohibition order were served on food businesses for breaches of food safety legislation.
One of the closure orders was served against a Tom Costello, who was running a poultry slaughtering unit in the area of Old Town Hospital, Co Limerick.
Mr Costello's unit was closed down three days before Christmas on 22 December 2015.
The FSAI did not go into any further detail as to why the unit was closed down but closure orders are known to be issued if, in the opinion of the authorised officer, there is or there is likely to be a grave and immediate danger to public health at/or in the food premises.
The remainder of the closure orders in December were served against:
Tasty Bites, 281 Hyde Road, Limerick.Sunrise Indian and European Takeaway, Magheraclogher, Bunbeg, Donegal.JDs (delicatessen) (preparation and sale of hot and cold foods at the deli counter), Rathcoole Shopping Mall, Main Street, Rathcoole, County Dublin.John Doyles (public house) (closed activity: the preparation and service of foods only - service of beverages not affected), 160-1 Phibsborough Road, Phibsborough, Dublin 7.Dynasty Restaurant, 31 Bridge Street, Skibereen, Cork.Moonsoon Restaurant, Church Street, Collon, Louth.One prohibition order was served against Safco Fine Foods Ltd, Cookstown Business Centre, Tallaght, Dublin 24.
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